Not content with legalising abortion to birth even where there is a healthy mother and a healthy baby, the authors of Tasmania's laws sought to restrict peaceful protest, making it an offence to protest within 150 metres of a clinic.

Preston deliberately put himself in a position where he would fall foul of these laws and he did.

He was arrested and at the time of writing was free on bail awaiting a future court appearance.

Peaceful protests are permitted outside any building in Australia except for an abortion clinic in Tasmania. Violent protest is condoned on the high seas.

Our logic is not consistent.

Perhaps there should be a 150 metre protest exclusion zone around Japanese whaling ships.